Elontila

The Status of Lifelong Guidance in Finland

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Project duration
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Core fields of research
Learning, teaching and interaction
Research areas
JYU.Edu
Department
Department of Teacher Education
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Psychology
Funding
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

Project description

Lifelong guidance services play a key role in supporting individuals’ learning and career paths and in strengthening their social inclusion. In Finland, the management and development of these services is spread among several different parties, such as schools and educational institutions, employment services and
youth guidance services. 

In the ELONTILA evaluation study, a systematic picture of Finland's lifelong guidance information, advice and counselling services was created and their functionality was assessed. The study included a review of lifelong guidance research from the past five years and a more detailed examination of the local implementation of the lifelong guidance strategy. In addition, the guidance services and targeted youth work offered as part of lifelong guidance to people capable of parttime work and study were surveyed in greater detail.

You can read the policy brief here: 

Policy brief